# Incident 19960716022969I: Piper PA34200T, Red Cloud, NE, July 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1996, 10:25 local time
- Place: Red Cloud, NE
- Airport: Red Cloud Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0822° N, 98.5414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED CLOUD MUNI (7V7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0822&lon=-98.5414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1989H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1989H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716022969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH N1989H AT 1525Z. SUBSEQUENTLY, COLUMBUS, NE AFSS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RED CLOUD, NE AT 1615Z AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT VIA CELLULAR PHONE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RED CLOUD FOR GRAND ISLAND, NE TO HAVE THE RADIO/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RESOLVED. GRAND ISLAND AVIONICS CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE AVIONICS MASTER RELAY FAILED - WHICH IS COMMON. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PART SO THEY BYPASSED THIS CIRCUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT MASTER SWITCH THEN CONTROLLED THE AVIONICS EQUIPMENT. N1989H DEPARTED GRAND ISLAND AT 0100Z FOR BILLING, MT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N1989H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160424000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160424000849I), Apr 24, 2016: Piper PA-34-200T (N1989H), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. On April 24, 2016 at approximately 11:08 CDT, N1989H a Piper PA-34-200T (seneca ii) aircraft, registered to an individual and operated by an airplane multi…
- [Incident 19931207049409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207049409I), Dec 7, 1993: Piper PA34200T (N1989H), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Returned to departure point. Gear collapsd on landing. Brag link bolt sheared.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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